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Bamako Convention | Convention
on The Ban of The Import into Africa and The Control of Transboundary
Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (14) |
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Basel Convention | Convention
on The Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their
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behaviour change communication | strategy
and methods for communicating messages to communities and individuals about
desirable changes to their behaviour e.g. to improve hygiene practices (13) |
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beliefs | firmly-held
states of mind about what is true or false (13) |
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bioaccumulation | gradual
increase of persistent pollutants in the body of animals as they eat
contaminated food (8) |
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biodegradation | break
down of complex substances into simpler substances by biological processes,
mostly the action of bacteria (8) |
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biodiversity | the
variety of all life forms (1) |
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biomagnification | gradual
increase of pollutants in the bodies of different organisms linked by a food
chain (8) |
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biomass | biological
material derived from living organisms, such as wood (1) |
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black energy economy | an
economy based on carbon-intensive fossil fuels such as coal and oil (12) |
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